05/07/2008

Real Estate Professionals can Now Access the Houston MLS with IDX Broker Search Tools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 07, 2008

EUGENE, ORE. – IDX, Inc. is pleased to be able to offer subscribing real estate professionals custom search tool access to almost $14 billion worth of property listings from the Houston MLS (HARMLS) with their IDX solution, IDX Broker. This addition to an agent or broker’s Website gives consumers instant and hassle free access to more than 60,000 properties in the Houston area.

The primary function performed by IDX Broker is to extract data from the HARMLS and transfer it to the Websites of real estate professionals in the Houston area. Information from HARMLS is automatically and directly displayed, and is therefore reliable and current. According to the design preferences of its users, IDX Broker is seamlessly integrated within the agent or broker’s Website, giving the site easy to use interactive features that attract consumers and encourage future site visits.

Real estate professionals in the Houston area will find many benefits in using IDX Broker, including advanced customization options for featured listings, custom branding for search results, lead management tools and detailed traffic reporting. All of these put the power of initiative in the hands of agents and brokers, making the development of new client relationships less stressful and easier to manage. Now that HARMLS members are able to use IDX Broker, their customers and prospective clients will also benefit. By signing up for automatic email updates, consumers will receive daily announcements listing properties that match their specified criteria and they will have the abilities to perform advanced searches as well as save the properties they are interested in.

 
About IDX, Inc.
Based in Eugene, Oregon IDX, Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 150 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX, Inc.’s principle real estate software utility. The easy to manage and customizable software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites.  For more information on the services provided by IDX, Inc., please visit www.idxbroker.com.